The December 31, 1974 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 364 day of the year. President of the United States was Gerald R. Ford.
If you were born on this day, you are 50 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 259 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in 105 days. You have lived for 18,522 days, or about 444,536 hours, or about 26,672,216 minutes, or about 1,600,332,960 seconds.
Date: 01 January 1975
By WILLIAM N. WALLACE Special to The New York TimesBy NEIL AMDUR Special to The New York TimesBy GORDON S. WHITE Jr. Special to The New York Times
William WALLACE
Ed on '74 events and their significance
Date: 31 December 1974
voluntary campaigns are mounting in S Korea to save Dong-a Ilbo, nation's most prestigious natl daily newspaper, from withering under what many suspect as deliberate attempt by Park Govt to suppress it; newspaper's relationship with Govt has been deteriorating recently as result of its reporting of activities of opposition groups; paper has suddenly began to lose advertising as result of Govt pressure on businesses; campaigns to sustain paper are being carried out mainly by nation's religious groups; RC mass is celebrated in Seoul for 'restoration of Freedom of Press;' (M)
Date: 01 January 1975
By NORA SAYRE
Nora SAYRE
Article on generally negative portrayal in movies over last 30 yrs of newspaper business; discusses specific productions, including Front Page, Blessed Event, Come Fill the Cup, Deadline USA, Teacher's Pet, Five Star Final, Ace in the Hole, Tell the Truth, His Girl Friday and Front Page Woman; says in short, most of these movies are about bad reptg and that those who did fine work in their field were rarely represented on screen; illus of Lee Tracy as columnist in Blessed Event, Edward G Robinson in Five Star Final and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (L)
Date: 01 January 1975
By ALDEN WHITMAN
Alden WHITMAN
Alden Whitman article on 'surfeiting' aspects of '74; drawing (L)
Date: 01 January 1975
By GERALD ESKENAZI
Gerald ESKENAZI
biog sketch of pitcher Jim (Catfish) Hunter, who signs multimillion dollar contract with NY Yankees after being declared free agent from Oakland Athletics by arbitration panel; full name is James Augustus Hunter (M)
Date: 31 December 1974
Date: 31 December 1974